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Wow….I didn’t realize how long it had been since I updated our blog.
Of course, from the time we left Sofia for the conference until the middle part of December we were constantly on the move, at a training, etc. The break from the middle of December until now has been nice, but now we’re [...]
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The NMSI Triennial Conference was great. We weren’t really sure what to expect, since this was our first one. But it was great…a good mixture of spiritual refreshment, personal relaxation, and focused learning.
The first two weeks were in Hissar, Bulgaria and were set up much like a typical conference you would go to [...]
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At the end of the conference we got to join a smaller group of NMSI people (around 30 or so out of the 250 or so people there) who attended some Roma weddings in Berkovitsa.
It was definitely a cultural experience – with a range of emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Travis got to drive a [...]
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The final part of the Triennial was a mixture of vacation, fellowship, and minor meetings. The point was to relax and refresh and enjoy each other.
Unfortunately for Travis…most of his time was spent sick in the bathroom in the hotel. A bug was going around (anytime you put that many people together in [...]
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Upon returning to the States we had a handful of days to unpack and repack – then it was off to Colorado for our final official training program – Missionary Training International.
Here’s a video that tells a little about MTI:
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We had an absolutely wonderful time in Colorado. The training programs (both the cultural and the language) were excellent.
To be honest our required attendance at MTI was one of the main things we’ve struggled with in the whole process. We figured it was good, but having already spent four years and a lot [...]
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Not all our time at MTI was work, work, work.
We were there with a wonderful group of people from all over the place heading to places all over the world. We made some really close friends.
We were also able to get out and do some fun things like:
1. A crazy road-trip to Mt Rushmore: A [...]
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WARNING: This post is not for everyone. Specifically if you are related to us as a parent, grandparent, other close relative you may want to choose to skip this section. It was an exciting experience, but when Travis shared it with his mother she was less excited than him and advised to [...]
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We learned in late November that our teammate in Sofia who was living in the apartment that we will be staying in was coming home earlier than anticipated. This meant that we either had to give up the lease on the apartment or start paying rent.
Our initial inclination was to just find another apartment [...]
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We are in an interesting part of the process right now. We have finished all of our required trainings and now all that we have to do is finish support raising and get our visas.
Well, the first step of the visa process is finished. We spent months gathering our birth certificates and marriage [...]
